My Parker CHE, looking for input

[Bruce Day]

Here are two photos. The first is of a Quality GH gun with clearly chopped barrel ending, note the rib matting ends.

The next photo is of an original 1910 CHE. Note the case colors. The floor plate engraving is the most prevalent for the time, several flying birds, ducks in this instance. Other engraving themes could be dogs, various single birds, flying pheasants or even deer or elk. Deer and elk were most common to about 1900, less so after, and were carry over themes from European engravers. In the background you will see a barrel ending with uncut ends, note the unmatted ending space.

Some may feel that deer and elk scenes are incongruous for a shot gun. However, shot guns were often used with buck shot ( hence the term) for large animal hunting. My suggestion is to look at each gun individually for engraving quality. Some of the best Parker engraving can be deer scenes from the 1890's.

Enjoy your father's gun. Its value to Parker enthusiasts is diminished because of the incorrect replacement stock and other modifications, however it should be a fine use gun, as others have said. The frame size indicates a heavy barreled gun capable of heavy loads in distinction to a light upland game gun.

PS, I had taken the C apart for cleaning and have since properly oriented the screw slots. I know they were out of alignment.